BitTorrent Sync btsync - basic setup

Important Note: There is a conflict between the new version of btsync released 1.4.75 and the previously configured conf file used in this FAQ. You will need to do these three things:

1: Download the conf file again and follow the steps below this notice to configure it. You do not need to set a username or password this time. You will be prompted to create this when you visits the WebUi.

Start Btsync:

Accessing the WebUi

To access the Web Gui you must use a browser and visit the URL, where username is your Feral username and server is the name of your Feral server that hosts the slot btsync is installed on:

Important note: to use https you can use the URL format username.server.feralhosting.com without editing the conf. You may have to press F5 a few times for the Gui to load after accepting the invalid cert.

Use this command to see the generated WebUi port via SSH:

sed -rn 's|.*"listen" : "0.0.0.0:(.*)".*|\1|p' ~/btsync/sync.conf

Then modify the example URL below with your server information and WebUi port listed by the previous command:

server.feralhosting.com:PORT

For example:

chronos.feralhosting.com:34567

or

username.server.feralhosting.com:PORT

For example:

superman.chronos.feralhosting.com:34567

Either will work.

Using the WebUi

Once you are at the WebUI you will be prompted to create a user account. This is only for accessing and using the WebUI.

Once you have done this step you will be prompted to log in:

ONce logged in your are ready to use btsync.

Kill btsync

To Kill the processes use this command to find running instances:

ps x | grep btsync | grep -v grep

Kill all btsync processes this way:

killall -u $(whoami) btsync

This page was last edited by adamaze on Sat, 14 Mar 2015 17:27:38 UTC. You may edit this answer.

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